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Re:Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell ... by out_of_protocol on Sunday April 05, 2026 @10:52AM (#47650056)
Humidity is the key, Finnish style sauna is low humidity+ high temperature (85-115C is OK i think), while Russian banya-style is low temperature (60-80C with high humidity). Both of them produce about the same load on a human
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Re:Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell ... by orthoxerox on Sunday April 05, 2026 @11:13AM (#47650264)
Right, and Turkish-style hammam is 50C at 100% humidity. It's the only one I cannot stand.
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Re:Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell ... by sersi on Sunday April 05, 2026 @11:22AM (#47650367)
My problem with turkish style hammam is that unless it's extremely well maintained it often smells of mold. When I went to some nice hammams in turkey, I didn't have that problem but outside of turkey, it's often unbearable.
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Re:Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell ... by gchamonlive on Sunday April 05, 2026 @11:24AM (#47650380)
That's interesting. I don't have much the habit of doing sauna, as you can likely tell, so I might have tried only high humidity saunas. I'll give it a try one day with low humidity if I find one.
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Re:Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell ... by freewilly23 on Monday April 06, 2026 @05:53AM (#47658818)
it is also very common to pour some water on the hot rocks. you feel the temperature a lot more, the instant the water gets poured.
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